This morning's 'Leave me alone' look Starting with a serious note: I have been emotionally struggling with what is going on in the US right now. I grew up in a bubble of suburban and rural New England. The types of racial tensions that exist here can pale in comparison to what people experience in …
Continue reading a serious note on current events and weekly reflections: 6/2/20 – 6/8/20
June 1st marked six months since I began this journey. I have said from the start that my journey is not a weight loss journey, but a betterment journey. I still believe that and want to emphasize that, but the majority of my content thus far has been on my health and weight loss progress. …
Sure this run was from this morning, but it felt good. My change from last week – Change in weight (5/26/20 –6/1/20): -1.2 LBS Today marks 6 months since I began this journey. I am still here and I am still motivated. There is some real pride that comes along with accomplishments like this and …
Got to spend a little time on the water yesterday. That was good for the soul. My change from last week – Change in weight (5/18/20 –5/25/20): -1.0 LBS First of all, I received a tremendous response to my last post about how I have lost 30+ pounds so far. Thank you to everybody. That …
The First picture is a little older, but I was about the same weight as when I started this on December 1. I see weight loss stories of people who lose 50, 100, 150+ pounds and it can make 30+ pounds seem relatively insignificant. We need to remember that it is all relative and depending …
Continue reading 7 things that helped me lose my first 30 pounds
Please note the quarantine hair, it is majestic. Please ignore the goober smile. In my first post, constantly inconsistent, I talked about running the Heady Trotter 4 mile road race a couple years ago. This was a really proud moment for me. I ran 2 straight miles, at 30, for the first time in my …
When the ride makes you yell... My change from last week – Change in weight (5/5/20 –5/11/20): -5.2 LBS Last week I talked about my check-in being a wake-up call. Well I answered it. I am super pumped this morning because I have been feeling really good the past couple of days and when I …
no news can be good news Boston as seen from Blue Hills Reservation My change from last week – Change in weight (4/21/20 –4/27/20): 0 LBS No news is good news, right? I am really okay with my weigh in this morning. Would I have preferred to be down 2-4 pounds? Absolutely! But I did …
Please disregard the messy shelf. Photo Credit: Benjamin L. Crosby My change from last week – Change in weight (3/17/20 –3/23/20): +0.4 LBS I was not expecting to see the number I did when I stepped on the scale this morning. I gained weight, not a lot, but this is not the direction I want. …
I have talked about my desire to be a better Ben and to lose weight. I have also spoken at length about my need to curb my intake as a means to do that. Now I will fill you in on how I am trying to burn the calories. My wife and I used to …
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